Saturday, 20 September 2014

Timeline of Mars exploration

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Totals

Mission typeSuccess rateTotal attemptsSuccessPartial successLaunch failureFailed en routeFailed to orbit/land
Flyby45%1150420
Orbiter50%2292533
Lander30%1030034
Rover57%741002
Sample return0%10001 (Phobos)0
Total42%51213999
Mars missions by year
Mars mission rates through time

1969/1971 and 1986/1988 are historical minimum energy launch windows to Mars
note: for the purpose of this graph an orbiter carrying a lander is considered two missions

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